Memberships & Donations

As Biggie Smalls once said, Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way. By becoming a member or making a donation, you help us continue to award students fellowships so they can take our workshops for free; offer our reading series for free and pay our poets to read; keep the cost low for our workshops, Yawp and retreat; and offer more work-study opportunities for our interns. By making a contribution at a membership level, you get Biggie benefits, starting with free admission to our monthly Yawp, discounts on workshops, swag and our annual retreat, and invitations to special events. Your contribution helps ensure that the tradition of poetic excellence in Brooklyn continues.

All memberships below are good for one year. Brooklyn Poets is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization recognized under the Internal Revenue Code, so all your contributions are tax-deductible.

Donate

Any donation helps. If our membership levels don’t suit you, contribute your own amount by making a secure donation.

Voyager

Contribute $60 to become a Voyager member and receive free admission to our monthly Yawp ($120 value), $25 off workshops and our annual retreat, a 25% discount on all Brooklyn Poets swag, and invitations to special events.

Genius

Big Poppa

Contribute $1000 to become a Big Poppa member and receive all the benefits of a Laureate membership, plus invitation to an exclusive dinner with a guest poet and acknowledgement of your contribution on our website.